BACKGROUND Cardiovascular risk factors begin in childhood and adolescence. This study aimed at assessing serum lipids and prevalence of Dyslipidemia in 11-18 year old students of Birjand. METHODS The present cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study was done on 2,643 middle and high school students of Birjand aged 11-18 years (1,396 girls and 1,247 boys). Blood samples were collected...

Background Diabetes is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases around the world that accompanies assorted psychiatric disorders including anxiety and depression due to being chronic. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of anxiety and depression on acceptance and action, considering emotional schemas of diabetics referring to diabetes clinics of health centers in...

outbreak of security, hygienic, and … problems has caused civil managers of birjand to realize the existence of marginalization phenomenon within the city; and seek to detect the procedure of development and organization, specially descending social consequences of this issue. the research is descriptive and applicable and is implemented to target the detection of the effective factors on formi...

This research assessed stress regimes and fields in eastern Iran using fault-slip data the tectonic events associated with these changes. Our analysis of brittle structures Shekarab Mountains revealed significant changes from late Cretaceous to Quaternary. Reconstructing age sense fault movements showed that during Cretaceous, direction maximum horizontal axes (?1) under a compressional regime ...

BACKGROUND Stroke, or cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is the second leading cause of death in the world and based on the World Health Organization (WHO) report in 2006, it is responsible for 9.9% of all deaths in the world which over 85% of these deaths occurred in developing countries. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the data related to the frequency, risk factors, types ...

Land is becoming a scarce natural resource due to the burgeoning population growth and urbanization. Essentially, detecting changes in land surface is significant for understanding and assessing human impacts on the environment. Nowadays, land use change detection using remote sensing data provides quantitative and timely information for management and evaluation of natural resources. This stud...

BACKGROUND Various studies have indicated that dyslipidemia starts in childhood. There is a relationship between the concentration of blood lipids and atherosclerosis. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of dyslipidemia in elementary school children. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed on 1,626 (882 girls and 744 boys) elementary school children aged between 6 and 11 years ...

An Assessment of Uncertainty Regional Climate Change Models, Error Correction Methods and Forecasting in Birjand Township